Tender



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TENDER Filed Jan. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet TENDER Filed Jan. 12, 1929 2Sheets-Sheet lllillnvllhnff I IlllllllllJ r. I I l Patented Oct. 22,1929 UNITED STATES ELMEB E. HICKEN, F OOLLINGSWOD, NEW JERSEY TENDERlAppngaon mea .Tammy 12,1929. serial No. 89,209.

My invention relates to locomotive tenders of the cylindrical type.

One object of the present invention is to make a tender of this typewith a cast metal bottom frame, to which the cylindrical por tion of thetender is secured, and to provide the usual fuel receptacle at theforward end of kthe tender, making a-portion of the end of the tender anintegral part of the frame. A further object of the invention is to makel the seams at the points of connection between the sheet metalcylindrical portion and the top and bottom of the tender with theflanges projecting outwards, so that repairs can be made and new rivetsapplied at the outside of the tender tank.

In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view onthe line 1-1, Fig. 3, illustrating my improved tender of the cylindricaltype;

' Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bot-tom frame of the tender;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the tender; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectionalview on the line 4--4, Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5 5, Fig. 1;

Figs. 6 and 7 are views illustrating the outside'joints of thecylindrical portion of the tender tank; e

Fig. 8 is a viewy of the forward end of the casting forming the base andillustrating the end extensions; and

Fig. 9 -is a sectional view on the line 9 9, Fig. 8. l

eferring to 'the drawings, the bottom frame 1 of the tender is clearlyshown in plan view, Fig. 2, made as a unitary structure, preferably ofcast steel. There is an upper plate 2 and a lower plate 3, spaced apartas clearly shown in Fig. 1 and forming a hollow beam, the plates beingconnected by side members 4. The upper late v2 is extended at 4W eachside as shown 1n ig. 4, and forms the bottom of both the fuel sectionand the water section of the tender. The edges of this upper plate havedown-turned flanges 5, and braces 6 extend from the fianged portions ofthe plate 2 to the bottom plate 3. The centre bearings 7 may form anintegral part of the casting, or they may 'be made separate as shown 1nFig. 1 of the drawings.

Cast inte al with the bottom frame are the longitu inal members 8 whichform the side walls of a Stoker, if one is used. These 5.. members havelongitudinal rails 9 for the stoker mechanismlif At the end of thecompartment 10, in which the Stoker is located, is a plate 11 also castintegral with'the bottom frame 1 and is connected with the side plates60 8, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4. This late has an out-turnedflange 12 to which the ange of the inclined plate 13 is attached. Thisplate forms a` division between the rear end of the fuel compartmentandthe forward end of the water compartment of the tender, and has avertical portion 13 which terminates above the water chamber in thepresent instance.

Cast integral with the plate 8 are ribs 14, to which the transverse dashplates 15 are attached by welding or riveting, and on the inner surfaceof the end plate 11 are ribs 16 to which the longitudinal plates 17 areattached. In some instances, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the end portions18 are cast integral with the bottomframe and are connected at theirinner ends with the longitudinal plates 8, forming the side walls of theStoker chamber 10. When a stoker is not used, the plates 8 form the sidewalls or a continuation of the fuel compartment. J f;

The side walls of the water Icompartment A .are formed of sheet metalplat/es 19, curved as shown in Fig. 4. The lower edge of each 85 platehas an outwardly extending flange 204 which is attached to the outwardlyprojecting yflange 5 of the vframe preferably by rivets 21 or otherfastenings, while the upper edge of the plates have outwardly projectingflanges .3 22 which are secured to the outwardly projecting flanges 23of the top plate 24, Figs. 5 Y Y and 7 by rivets or other astenings. Bythis construction the joints between the side plates and the top platefor the bottom frame can be repaired without discharging the water fromthe tank and without entering the tank.

The top plate 24 extends from the plate 13, separating the water sectionA. from the fuel section B to the rear header 25.I which is flanged at26. This header is shaped so that it can be secured to the end of thebottom frame l above the rear bumper portion 27 of the frame. Theforward bumper 28 and the rear bumper 27 are made hollow as shown andextend substantially the full width of the tender, and braces 29 extendfrom the outer ends of the bumpers to the main frame as shown in Fig. 2,making a very rigid construction.

Cast integral with the bottom frame are ribs 30 in the present instance,to which the transverse dash plates 3l are attached. The

4side walls of the fuel section B are partly curved to a point wherethey join the inclined plates 32, separating the forward watercompartments from the fuel chamber, and the upper portions 19 ot' theseplates are vertical and the eXtreme ends are bent in as at 19", formingan inwardly projecting flange on each side of the fuel compartment asclearly shown in Fig. et. Additional braces or dash plates may be usedwithout departing from .the main features of my invention. as the numberof longitudinal and transverse dash,

plates depends materially upon the size of the tender.

In the present instance the coupling head 33 forms an integral part ot'the bottom frame, and in some instances the steps 3l may also be castintegral with the said frame.

By the above construction it will be seen that all seams or joints areon the outside of the water section of the tender, so that access may behad to all the rivets or other fastenings from the outside, dispensingwith the necessity for withdrawing the water from the tank section whenrepairs are necessary, and obviating the necessity of workmen enteringthe said section; and, as described above, the bottom frame can be madeas an integral casting and made with guideways for the stoker, when aStoker is used, or the frame may be made with longitudinal walls whichform the supports for the 'partition between the fuel section and thefor-ward end of the water section. and, in some. instances, when founddesirable, the end portions of the tender may form integral parts 'ofthe tender.

l claim l. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a cast metalbottom frame having downwardly projecting flanges at each side; acylindrical sheet metal tank structure having tank plates withdownwardly projecting flanges at their lower edges; and means forattaching said tankplates to the flanges of the bottom frame.

2. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a cast metal bottom framehaving downwardly projecting flanges'at each side; a cylindrical sheetmetal tank structure having side plates with downwardly projectingflanges atitheir lower edges; means for attaching said tank plates totheflanges of the bottom frame, said side plates having upper flangesextending downwardly; a top plate having upwardly projecting flanges ateach side; and means for attaching said flanges of the top plate to theflanges of the side plates, said top plate forming the top of the watersection of the tender.

3. The combination in a locomotive tender, of. a cast metal bottom framehaving integral longitudinal plates forming the lower side walls of thefuel chamber; an integral wall forming an end plate of the fuel chamber;sheet metal plates forming the body of the water section of the tender;and sheet metal plates forming inclined walls separating theV fuelchamber from the water chamber.

4. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a cast metal bottom framehaving integral longitudinal plates forming the lower side walls of thefuel chamber; an integral vwall forming an end plate of the fuelchamber; sheet metal plates forming the body of the water section of thetender; and sheet metal plates forn'iing inclined walls separating thefuel chamber from the waterA chamber, said longitudinal plates and endplate of the vfuel chamber having out-turned flanges to which theinclined plates ofthe fuel chamber are secured.

5. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a bottom frame consistingof upper and lower plates and vertical plates forming a centrallongitudinal tubular member, the upper plate being extended and havingdownturned flanges at its edges; sheet metal plates forming the sides ofthe tender and having down-turned flanges at'their lower edges; rivetssecuring the down-turned flanges of the side plates to the down-turnedflanges of the bottom frame, the upper part of lthe forward portion ofsaid plates being vertical and forming'the upper portion of the fuelchamber; inclined plates separating the fuel chamber from the waterchamber, said side plates being curved inwardly and having verticalflanges; a top plate with vertical,

flanges; and rivets securing the flanges of the top plate to the flangesat the upper portions of the side plates.

6. The combination in a locomotive tender of the cylindrical type, of anintegral cast bottom section extending from one end of the tender to theother and having downwardly turned flanges at each side and cast metallend sections; side plates forming the sides of the tender and havingdownwardly extending flanges secured to the downwardly projectingflanges of the bottom section and end plates secured to the east metalends of'tbetender.

ELMER E. HICKEN.

